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UNITED STATES v. 3,827 COINS

Civ. No. 1474.

144 F.Supp. 740 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Libelant, v. 3,827 COINS, being likenesses of the 1847 "Hapa Haneri" issued by the Hawaiian Government, Respondent.

United States District Court D. Hawaii.

October 3, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Blissard, U. S. Atty., by Charles R. Wichman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff.

Louis A. Rodrigues and Patrick F. Tuohy, Honolulu, Hawaii, for respondent.

WIIG, District Judge.

The United States of America as libelant filed a libel of information under the provisions of 18 U.S.C.A. § 492 against 3,827 coins "being likenesses of the 1847 `Hapa Haneri' issued by the Hawaiian Government," the possession of which it was alleged violated 18 U.S.C.A. § 489.1 The libel prayed for forfeiture of the coins and their disposition pursuant to law.

In February 1956, a special agent of...

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